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Dataset: design-code-rule

• Separation distances - Suburbs, Rural and Villages, Green Belt and River Valleys

  Policy

  In existing areas, the layout of apartments must ensure that privacy and amenity standards for occupiers and residents of existing developments is safeguarded. The following separation distances must be provided between major facing windows across private gardens and between apartment blocks: Up to 2 storey – 24 metres; 3 to 4 storey – 27 metres; 5+ storey – 30 metres. Applies to: Suburbs, Rural and Villages, Green Belt and River Valleys.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-AEP-4

• Separation distances - New Places - High Rise, High Density and New Places - Low Rise, Low Density

  Policy

  In ‘New Places’, the layout of apartments must ensure that privacy and amenity standards of occupiers are safeguarded. A minimum of 18 metres must be provided between facing windows for buildings of up to and including six storeys in height. Buildings that exceed six storeys in height must provide a separation distance of 21 metres. Applies to: High Rise, High Density and New Places – Low Rise, Low Density.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-AEP-5

• Communal entrances

  Policy

  Communal main entrances must be: formed in the principal elevation; clearly articulated; well detailed; accessible from the main highway by foot; well-lit; integral to the overall architecture of the building; and, finished in robust materials.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-AEP-6

• Private entrances

  Policy

  Where individual entrances to ground level dwellings are achievable they must articulate the principal elevation and animate the street.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-AEP-7

• Design

  Policy

  Balconies and terraces must be integral to the architecture of the building and must not compromise the privacy of neighbours

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-ABT-1

• Size

  Policy

  Balconies must have a minimum depth of 1.5m and provide a minimum area of 5sqm for dwellings designed for up to two occupants with an additional1sqm for each additional occupant.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-ABT-2

• Parapets and screening

  Policy

  Where parapets and screening are required to maintain privacy, they must be designed to be integral to the architecture of the building and appropriately proportioned using high quality materials to reduce their visual impact.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-ABT-3

• Materials

  Policy

  Proposed primary materials must reference the dominant material palette from the surrounding context.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-AMD-1

• Roof materials and details

  Policy

  Roof materials must be high quality and reference the surrounding context. Roofs, including flat roofs, must incorporate detailed parapets, soffits, eaves, verges and ridges.

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-AMD-2

• Recessed windows and doors

  Policy

  Windows and doors must have a set-back of at least 215mm

  • Dataset: Design code rule
  • Reference: trafford-design-code-AMD-3

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